2002 Toyota Estima V6 AWD G Aeras goes for a drive

[@ProjectOverseer]

I own the 2004 version of this with incredibly low mileage. Its a beautiful car in showroom condition. I bought this after owning the mk1 version for many faultless years. The Japanese version is so much nicer than the European previa ... The Estima has tons of extra features with a real feel of luxury. I bought mine in a Japanese auction with the AA as acting guide. I bought a bargain and a superb runner.

[@ProjectOverseer]

I should add, mine has motorised sliding doors both sides. Independent AC in the middle. My stereo has English selection with DVD and TV. The engine only had 32k miles and looks immaculate and whisper quite. Headlights are crystal clear with no internal noise i.e. creeks & strange noises. Love it ❤

[@Olivia-uz1zn]

How much was it

[@ProjectOverseer]

@@Olivia-uz1zn I paid an agent £700 (Auction and shipping arrangements) and the car cost £3400.

[@drewx420]

@@ProjectOverseer What website did you use? Im in the market for an Japanese auction import into Canada.

[@h0llytr0n]

@@ProjectOverseer I'd also love to know what website/agent you used :)

[@kreayshawnfan03]

These are sold almost everywhere in Australia, basically all of them have low kilometres (and really foggy headlights). One of my favourite import cars because of their cool minivan styling

[@nigelstringfellow5187]

Sold as the Tarago here in Australia and yes as you pointed out we got the 2.4 litre engine from the Camry,a 5 speed manual was offered and from 2012 the auto was offered as a cvt transmission,popular here for use as airport shuttle buses,Tarago by the way is a town in New South Wales.Excellent video.

[@00Nightingale]

I really like how thorough the review of the interior is

[@bradleybyrnes9907]

Love my recent purchase of a 2006 Estima G edition here in Australia. I have the 3.5 V6 with 6 speed auto. It looks and drives like a brand new car. Mine hasn't got the body kit so it has good ground clearance.

[@davidkennedy1077]

More JDM oddities pretty please (with sugar on top!) Through the 90s I worked at a towbar aand trailer centre in Essex. I remember it well when the UK started to get the flood of weird and wonderful Japanese cars that were often very, very different to the normal UK release version. To start with we were often caught out, as owners just assumed they'd bought a bargain Mitsubishi Shogun (in Japan it was called Pajero) and could just buy a normal UK towbar. The problem was that the actual chassis was different and the standard UK towbar wouldn't fit!!! In the end, no matter the make/model we had to find out if it was a JDM import. Luckily a UK company made towbars for any car, a great company called Watling Towbars (still going strong, I just checked haha!) As a car nerd I used to love reading through the Watling catalogue hearing of all these hugely different versions they sold in Japan. Turbo AND supercharged Nissan Micras, big engine AWD people carriers (like the one featured and the Mitsubishi version with Shogun running gear) Skyline estate cars, turbo charged MR2s, supercharged MR2s, 200SX with larger much higher power engines etc. The Japanese aren't concerned with standardisation on their home market (at least they werent in the 80s and 90s!) bringing out different models nearly every year.

[@furiousdriving]

The Stagea! Ive not seen one for years, Id love to find one of them

[@davidkennedy1077]

@@furiousdriving and also the Mitsubishi Delica i think is the one I'm thinking about. The Japanese market have a bunch of mental versions of familiar cars or completely different stuff like the Nissan Figaro!!!

[@NathanCelica]

I'd love to own one of these someday.. my parents nearly bought one back in 2002 (2.4 petrol) but they opted for the the Avensis Verso instead

[@anthonyperkins7556]

It's basically a Japanese grey import version of the Toyota Previa MPV, in other markets it's usually called the Estima Lucida. The Japanese version had the optional diesel engine offered, other markets only got a petrol engine.

[@rydermike33]

'Engage'...what a motor! It's massive! Good review, many thanks.

[@khew1]

Another fab review! Always loved the driving position on people carriers. The big long dashboard is so epic

[@FarazHaiderJaffry]

Love the Previa always have and always will. I've got the D4D full leather T3 8 seater. It's very luxurious and comfortable indeed.

[@homeopathical]

Great thorough review! I was offered a UK spec Previa T-Spirit 2005 when my Volvo V40 broke beyond economical repair and it's been great so far. The 2.4 is does clatter somewhat but I get the impression they do that. Surprisingly good handling, and actually easier to par compared to the V40 since you can easily see where it begins and ends despite being larger in all dimensions. Fuel consumption is a bit pocket-bashing, so the 3.0 would most probably be eye-watering, but sounds sooo much nicer. Hopefully, rust won't be an issue, long-term. Yesterday I scooped out about 1kg of mud from the rear wheel arches, as a preventative measure for rust. The T-Spirit has nearly as many luxuries, including the addition of a front and rear sunroof, drop down DVD player in the roof, for the rear passengers. Great driving position, mile-muncher and carrier of many things.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Another very useful and informative review, thank you.

[@stevenhoman2253]

I got a lift in Australia in one of these, as my wife was driving our big Ford sedan. She didn't keep an eye on the fuel guage, or thought that E stood for enough. We were literally in the middle of nowhere and the temperature was around 40C. The car was full of kids and the lift back from the petrol station was about 80km. The car internally looked very quirky to me, but not unpleasant.

[@furiousdriving]

E for Enough Brilliant!

[@wezzell]

Bought ourselves this model last year. Love it. Ours also came with the double sunroof which really makes it great for driving in the mountains so we can look up. Only had a bit of snow last year, but it did well. Haven't tried it in mud yet! I built a bed for it and we've done some weekend camping too.

[@timcarpenter2441]

Later models had a very ingenious third row folding mechanism to provide a flat floor.

[@JackDaniels-hz8tc]

mine is 2004 mcr30 aeras premium. got it for 10 years now & still running good.

[@zeqi]

I LOVE THIS CAR!!! Thanks for making a video on this! 👍

[@worldhello1234]

@13:30 For the Autobahn of course. It doesn't has to be a sports car to be a "bowl of fire". @15:31 It provides a great foundation for a DIY camper. @16:06 That is something you probably could change with a programmable scan tool if it is that annoying.

[@Marklin15]

The 1MZ-FE was used in a lot of US market Toyota and Lexus models. It was notorious for oil sludge problems if you didn't change the oil when you were supposed to. Why Toyota replaced the Estima with the Sienna here I don't know. We never got this generation in North America so all those beeps are for the Japanese.

[@lrt_unimog8316]

3:34 Possibly local traffic info from the bottom l/h button-they were early to introduce telematics (though from the text alone it could be _any_ info)

[@ollysimpson1490]

Careful you’ll have a HubNut lawsuit on your hands! Great content as usual a nice car always regretted buying a bongo instead as you can’t beat Toyota build quality for the money.

[@oneway1403]

Some T-Cut would do miracles on those headlamps

[@ProjectOverseer]

To add to my comment below, I now own a top spec Toyota Alphard in mint condition with just under 30k mileage. I love my Previa Estima, but this takes things to a new level of performance and luxury. It's bigger inside, and if you want to ruin it, you can make a rather surprising spacious camper out of it - don't! 😅

[@JCrafoord]

I’ve got my Toyota Previa 2001. I just love it! Would be great if Toyota started to produce Estima in different variants in Europe because the market is missing this fantastic car.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Nice review on this Estima,they look quite big for what they are,you could probably wire a PS2 with the coloured prongs on the back LOL,for a car it's got alot of gear.

[@furiousdriving]

That would be cool, like at every car cruise 15 years ago!

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

Once upon a time, this used to be one of the most sought after reconditioned Japanese cars in Malaysia. Now, Estima's place has been replaced by a bunch of large, quirky and boxy vans made by the same manufacturer. They're called Alphard and Vellfire (even their names are weird).

[@furiousdriving]

I think Ive heard the name Alphard but not the other, never seen either though

[@drd6416]

Vellfire I think is supposed to be even more upmarket but slightly sportier (if a brick on wheels can be considered such) but they are nice looking (dark solours suit) the Nissan Elgrand is more popular and the brand new version even has a nismo version which is rsthr cheeky

[@diylife1688]

wow , What a wonderful Review mate, thanks alot . I m looking at onw in sydney soon to replace my tired delica. Cheers from AUS mate

[@F1Kamel_1992]

I have a soft spot for JDM cars over the years but this tops the lot, even though it's loaded with calligraphic scripture on the warning stickers since being imported to the UK from a specific town in Japan.

[@sg-tp7sc]

I am considering a 2010-2014 estima.i think they look a great car

[@mr-wx3lv]

@ furiousdriving Just carry on doing your videos , don't listen to ppl trying to compare you with other KZbinrs... we enjoy them, there informative and that's what counts...

[@RichieRouge206]

Love it -something different on our roads

[@RichieRouge206]

Awesome video by the way 👌🏼👍🏼

[@kevinthacker8349]

Finding this was perfect timing, going to view a 2.4 engine. 2005 this week.

[@instagraham8]

I have a 2006 estima 3.5 v6 awd Aeras G. A wonderful beast.

[@BelfastMurf]

A company I worked for in the 90’s had a Previa.. quirky, interesting vehicle, but it had the column mounted manual gears and were terrible. Like stirring porridge!

[@geraldmellon740]

“There’ll be Lego everywhere” - brilliant...

[@HooverLux]

That’s so cool, love your videos. I’d love you to do one on my 2013 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso, that’s also a weird one and I love it 🤣

[@furiousdriving]

I hadn't planned on going on an MPV tangent but where are you?

[@HooverLux]

furiousdriving Grantham in Lincolnshire

[@HooverLux]

furiousdriving You did that quirky car so well, I love your videos.

[@nickthomas181]

There's even an after market lift in/out kitchen unit to go in the boot area.

[@furiousdriving]

oh snap! Now I need those and an Estima

[@oliverloseby4966]

Need some toothpaste on those lights broooooo

[@furiousdriving]

I might have to do that next time see the car!

[@marklittler784]

Yeah you've got to see the light, however did it pass an Mot?

[@powershin12]

That car was in Japan 4 years ago in Hamamatsu city. I am not so sure why the original owner decided to have 4WD because Shizuoka is not famous for snow.

[@furiousdriving]

Wow, thats cool, how did you find that out? It would be great to have that info for future videos

[@powershin12]

@@furiousdriving Those Japanese stickers have a lot of information. Green sticker at 3:08 has a stamp that car was inspected at Hamamatsu Nissan Motor Company and 3:12 is Japanese car tax disc and 27 means Heisei 27 which is 5 years ago. Considering this car is direct import from Japan, I added a year to adjust the time for paperwork and stuff.

[@furiousdriving]

@@powershin12 thanks, Ill spend a bit longer on the stickers next one I do

[@powershin12]

@@furiousdriving What will you do next? Maybe Nissan Serena or Cube?

[@furiousdriving]

@@powershin12 depends what I find!

[@spankysmp]

I knew I had seen one before - just been out round the block with the dogs and a house round the corner have got one. Just checked - it's just Estima, possibly the base model. It's very nice, really nice design in the flesh. Another great video. PS - nice one on the subs - coming up to nearly twice as many in as many months?

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks, yes the subs seem to have risen about 2k a month recently, which is incredible!

[@aFewBitsShort]

Came here to see how you fold down the rear seat and how much room there is. "I'm not even going to try" Well, ok then.

[@davecraig7082]

This would be great for going on a road trip!

[@furiousdriving]

wouldn't it!

[@MartiA1973]

I'd love one as a work van with all the 4WD and toys and panel van rear

[@furiousdriving]

Nice idea!

[@jbenekeorr]

I’ve got a Mazda Bongo and it’s full of this sort of Japanese craziness, along with the engine being under the seats (also a V6). Weird but I love it.

[@furiousdriving]

The Bongo Friendee is one of my all time favourite names!

[@jbenekeorr]

furiousdriving Mine is de-badged to stop people laughing!!!

[@lweleven3423]

How does the 3.0 compare with the 2.4 . Any one got any experience comparing these ?

[@Andyface79]

Interesting this version comes with a V6. The ones sold in the US only had 4 cylinders and suffered because of it. Honestly I'm not sure it was that much slower, especially after they turbocharged it, but it appeared to be pricey for less engine and it didn't sell well.

[@Zerofightervi]

I have never seen a UK review of the Mitsubishi Delica D:5 or Mitsubishi Grandis, can you please try to track down these cars to test? The Grandis has a very clever rear seat that disappears into the boot floor, dubbed hide & seat by Mitsubishi.

[@furiousdriving]

Ive been looking out for a Delica, have to admit Id forgotten the Grandis!

[@Zerofightervi]

@@furiousdriving Mitsubishi UK own 3 Delica D:5s, if you asked really nicely they might let you drive one. There are also a few for sale on ebay.

[@tanvirussen9792]

Sir can we get 6 or 7 speed automatic Toyota estima. 4 speed fuel consumption 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@georgehuser4711]

Those headlights need some good polish!

[@scaleartsg]

the car has cataracts

[@cozyrecipecorner]

Does it have Peugeot 206 headlights ?

[@anthonypararajasingham]

The Toyota Tarago and the Estima were part of my childhood as a person born and raised in Australia. Addition: you could’ve used Google translate. - Japanese to English.

[@furiousdriving]

I used Google on the Stagea last week, it worked OK

[@zeqi]

An epic car no one can dispute this fact

[@donaldasayers]

Lego Pah! T least you can vacuum lego bits out. The real car killers are Skittles, they start off hard and dry, then the deliques into a sticky puddle and finally they fossilise rock hard, gluing them to the upholstery or the paintwork. Any attempt to remove them causes real damage.

[@nicnak4475]

King of the banger tracks ! they take a lot of stopping !

[@furiousdriving]

Heavy bus but Id have thought your knees were a bit vunerable for banger racing?

[@nicnak4475]

@@furiousdriving Those banger boys are clever lads and can get around most problems , I watched a banger race on you tube and the whole engine dropped out of the bottom of the Previa and was laying on the track , that stopped it ! :o)

[@terrificspokesman7416]

This Estima replaced the first gen Estima (the egg car). The first gen Estima has the engine under the seats between the front and rear axles and the first gen Estimas didn't have a V6 instead they had a 2.4 4 cylinder supercharged engine with 160 bhp.

[@gg_vard]

The Aearas badge on the rear - literally mean wind in Greek

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The combination of the Furiousdriving T-shirt and the quirky Japanese Domestic Market specification of this Estima (Previa) is most enticing...

[@furiousdriving]

I need a JDM spec T shirt! Oh wait I have one - 'Rover' in Japanese (I hope) www.redbubble.com/people/matt145qv/works/39348881-rover-japanese-text?p=mens-graphic-t-shirt&ref=available_products_swiper

[@terrificspokesman7416]

You should do a review of a 2nd gen Toyota Alphard 350G L. They are luxurious on the next nevel and car carry the whole families luggage with a smooth and powerful 3.5 V6 under the bonnet.

[@Banom7a]

Ah yes, the official soccer mom car here in Malaysia lol

[@woozhi9218]

But its fWd

[@Banom7a]

@@woozhi9218 there's AWD too but 3.0 engine is expensive to taxed which is why most of them ended up with the 2.4 FWD

[@woozhi9218]

@@Banom7a what i meant is malaysia one only got fwd isnt it ?unless you imported an awd one.

[@Banom7a]

@@woozhi9218 in malaysia all of them are recond until recently, so it can be whatever you can get from the recond dealer

[@terrificspokesman7416]

There was also the Toyota Alphard which was a little bit bigger and a bit more luxurious than the estima.

[@RichieRouge206]

Yes please do more JDM. Love the HubNut style psssshhhhh 😂

[@advancelast1740]

Not sure what it costs but must be better than a fake MG!

[@brentfairlie9159]

You forgot to mention the middle row of seats can rotate 180°.

[@furiousdriving]

I wasnt sure about that, I thought they might but didn't want to say it unless I could fid the lever, which I couldn't

[@amerulfawwaz]

Not for this 7 seater version, the 8 seater yes, it will turn.

[@brentfairlie9159]

Yes them seater rotated but not the 8 seater

[@matthewshaw6275]

nice but i love the Talbot Rango

[@mr-wx3lv]

I think I prefer the previous generation Previa/Estyma , it looks less grotesque than this.. But awesome vehicle all the same...

[@rimmersbryggeri]

If they added a digital reciever the tv would probably work.

[@furiousdriving]

Worth investigating

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@furiousdriving Yeah especially since it has that composite input you could even try it with a domestic reiciever in a garage.

[@ianjackson3799]

We had a Toyota Townace 4 WD which was great . The second row of seats could be swung 180 degrees so they could in effect face backwards. the rear seat split and folded up to the rear side windows the only down side of things was the fact it was hard to get car insurance on it. Might be different now but when we had it not many insurers did them. The Townace was built like a brick wall . but would recommend anyone having one to put under slung bull bars on them just to protect the front end. It also had self controlled head light which would come on if you went into a tunnel this on a 1996 model MPV ....wow !!!

[@jamie_wells]

Hi Matt, it's Jamie from the Bromley Pageant you took my number. I've got the M3 down in Tonbridge for the next couple of week's let me know if you still want to drive it.

[@furiousdriving]

Jamie Smith Hi James, yes definitely, I’ve not forgotten you but have been really busy at work and on holiday since then and am still catching up so haven’t shot any of the cars I saw that day yet, but need to soon while the weathers good!

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly review, take what looks like a after market body kit off, it would look far better.

[@furiousdriving]

I think that's factory!

[@numbaracash9148]

The car is good but in my country we aren't allowed to buy a car with a right hand drive, and this one is with right hand drive.

[@marklittler784]

Great vehicle great review, but it's a vehicle relatively foreign to the uk though.

[@drakevevo3710]

Mark C Littler I think it blends in quite nicely tbh

[@DashCamSerbia]

Nice. I think I would prefer Citroen C4 Grand Picasso, or Citroen C8.

[@trebor1973j]

French car's are built as good as Toyota cars

[@TregTube]

Yeah, it’s always nice to spend some time at the side of the road with the family

[@trebor1973j]

@@TregTube a lot of time

[@trebor1973j]

I meant not

[@Kofi_Mensahs_BurnerAccount]

@@trebor1973j behave. French cars are associated with nothing but electrical issues and for a reason too.

[@appalachiahiker853]

Nice video

[@terrificspokesman7416]

Great car

[@MrBlackbamboo]

best van in the world

[@meowoyen2341]

My first car

[@khew1]

Any sign of a 2004-2012 fiat panda review? 😁

[@furiousdriving]

Actually yes!

[@khew1]

@@furiousdriving really cannot wait for this!

[@ehimwenmafoundation2467]

Talk about the tv inside

[@xxrs2009]

Good video, I like this car. Curious if you can make a bed of the seat configuration. Dont think zo, at least not a comfortable one. These also remind me of startrek every time. Didn't even liked the series..

[@furiousdriving]

It makes an odd lumpy angled bed, sort of

[@frazzleface753]

Great for moving a big family around, but no room left for all their stuff in the boot....

[@bozzy-101]

Use Google Translate from your phone's camera to translate the Japanese 👍

[@Mohammed27204]

My dad had thay car in 2012

[@TheStwat]

They look like a TNG shuttle pod.

[@furiousdriving]

I really thought that

[@shaneanderson1036]

fantastic cars . in australia we get these imported . 10 times better than our poverty pack tarago !

[@p-osweden934]

Estima? Where i come from its a Previa

[@TregTube]

He did explain the different names in different markets at the beginning...

[@marklindsay4804]

It's also a Tarago (Aus)

[@AliMackMechanical]

Think it's a nice car for making into a small camper van lol

[@jbenekeorr]

Have a look at Bumble Campers - they rent out a fleet of first generation Previas made into campers in bumble bee colour scheme. Bonkers!

[@IceMan-il7dx]

This is a rather distressing car....woman here where I live has been sleeping in this all winter. She won't budge and Crown land is Crown land in the antipodes too...

[@ashleyholroyd91]

First Comment 👍🏻

[@Alanphuphalee]

A favourite amongst the Jewish community

[@Mr2pint]

I love these things but they are so old now they have had 100000 babies throw up and poop all over the interior. The stains are proof.

[@HuntaKiller91]

u earn a sub from me,do u think i shud wait till it depreciates below $5000?

[@jasoncornell1579]

It's a minivan

[@furiousdriving]

You're a minivan

[@truthseeker8483]

Toyotas are excellent for Moting.......

[@furiousdriving]

as in doing MOT's?

[@ericcundev1838]

Not for UK this car, I need from Romania cause it's better

[@trabali5168]

you forgot the cherry on the cake.......13mpg!

[@furiousdriving]

shhhh!

[@stephenjones5240]

There brilliant when converted to LPG better equivalent MPG than even a Diesel.

[@mohammedsayfulahmed8651]

Heavy drunker

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I find this less attractive than the previous generation Estima.

[@furiousdriving]

That was more angular wasnt it?

[@jasoncarpp7742]

@@furiousdriving The previous gen version was sold here in the USA as the Toyota Previa. I don't know how to describe what it looked like. I thought it looked like an egg with wheels attached to it. At first, I wasn't thrilled with how *it* looked, at least compared to the previous Toyota Van (based on the TownAce van.

[@furiousdriving]

So nothing like the one sold here then!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

@@furiousdriving I don't know. I seem to remember seeing one in England when I was last there.